The record improved from 1-4 to just 2-4. Finished the season with 1,989 hits…Compiled a .339 on-base percentage, his highest since 2003, when he finished with a .360 mark…Began the season with a 13-game hitting streak, 4/8-5/1, the longest season-opening run of his career. Everyone be ready.’”“It was a must-win game for us as a team,” Giolito said after leading the White Sox to a 4-0 victory in Cleveland. It wasn't like (Rougned) Odor when he hit (Jose) Bautista where he wound up. "We needed a victory today, not only to tack on another victory (to the record), but morally speaking, you want these guys to be up,” manager Rick Renteria said. Became the oldest catcher (38 years, 273 days) to hit two homers in a game since Jason Varitek did so, 6/30/2011…Finished with a team-best nine game-winning RBI…Six of his nine home runs either tied the game or gave the Braves a lead…Ended the season on a nine-game hitting streak (12-for-28, .429), 9/20-10/2…Hit .330 (31-for-94) with runners in scoring position…Had a season-high four hits three times (4/28 vs. WSH, 7/6 at MIL, 8/3 vs. SF). Batted .431 (22-for-51) over his run…Hit two solo home runs, 9/29, a 2-1 win vs. WSH, marking his sixth career multi-homer game and first since 6/29/12. While scoring a run on a sacrifice fly on a ball hit to shallow left field, Pierzynski knocked over Barrett at home plate. Atlanta Braves catcher A.J. “Over the last couple of seasons, I’ve really developed it. The Opening Day drubbing at the hands of the Twins might have given some folks flashbacks to 2018.“Having higher pressure, higher levels of whatever it is, if you give into that, that’s when you are going to start trying to do too much.
Pierzynski hit a home run in the Atlanta Braves' 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers that proved to equal their margin of victory, but that was hardly the extent of his influence in the game.Your browser does not support iframes. Indians starter Zach Plesac had really good stuff, but the White Sox wasted a golden opportunity in the third inning with two runners in scoring position when Yoán Moncada popped out to third on the first pitch.Barrett is currently the minor league catching coordinator for the Washington Nationals.
Placed in the 15-day DL on 5/10 (retro to 5/6) with a strained right oblique…Activated 5/21 after going 1-for-6 in a 2-game rehab stint with Double-A Frisco. 10 PA)…Connected for 4th career PH homer on 9/1 vs. MIN. 1 starter.But the two have not spoken to each other since.The White Sox, as has been quite evident during the season’s first six games, have a hard road to get to the postseason, even in a year when the American League playoff field is a whopping eight teams. And yesterday, my ties to the Boston Red Sox were officially cut.
A J Pierzynski - Sports News Headlines & Highlights | Deadspin But for all the potential these young starting pitchers have, they flopped on their first spin in 2020. The partial decapitation was caught in super slow-mo by Fox broadcast and was discussed by the broadcast team of Joe Davis and AJ Pierzynski. ?"What's happened now is most people don't remember what really happened. What else would you expect from A.J.?
Look out!’ And I'll be like, 'Yeah, whatever,'" Pierzynski said.
"He kind of just pushed me. It was weird, because he grabbed me and we were so close. “The way I saw it, our first round of starting pitching did not go well, so it was time for us to make the adjustments we needed and go out there and have a good one.